260 Confirmed Cases in Seoul by 9 PM on the 25th... 63 More Than a Week Ago

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[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jihwan] The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced that the number of new COVID-19 confirmed cases in Seoul was tentatively counted at 260 from midnight to 9 p.m. on the 25th, a 21-hour period.

Compared to the same time frame, this is 5 fewer cases than the previous day (24th) with 265 cases, but 63 more than the same day last week (18th), which had 197 cases.

The daily number of confirmed cases in Seoul decreased after peaking at 277 on the 4th, staying in the low 200s on weekdays from the 5th to the 21st, and fluctuating in the 100s on weekends or the day after holidays when testing numbers dropped. However, starting from the 22nd, the numbers began to rebound, showing a sharp increase for three consecutive days with 236 → 252 → 269 cases.